Comments by Douglas Perry | The Oregonian/OregonLive - OregonLive.comtag:profile.oregonlive.com,2015:dperry/3712012-06-11T16:13:24ZMovable Type Enterprise 4.29-advanceComment on Rafael Nadal and the 2012 French Open's biggest winners and loserstag:blog.oregonlive.com,2015:/tennis//8000453.208724732012-06-11T16:13:24Z2012-06-11T16:13:24ZMaybe a little harsh on Jo-Willie, but his miss on that one midcourt sitter really sticks in the mind. And Djokovic's double-fault really was quite the surprise -- it's not like Rafa had been pounding return winners off Nole's seconddperryhttp://www.douglasperry.netComment on Rafael Nadal and the 2012 French Open's biggest winners and loserstag:blog.oregonlive.com,2015:/tennis//8000453.208715192012-06-11T14:46:08Z2012-06-11T14:46:08ZI think Rafa has a very good chance of surpassing Roger's 16. In fact, if I were a betting man, I just might put some money on it. The RG win primarily is about Nadal's dominance on clay -- Novakdperryhttp://www.douglasperry.netComment on How Sara Errani can beat Maria Sharapova in the French Open finaltag:blog.oregonlive.com,2015:/tennis//8000453.208457292012-06-08T14:30:46Z2012-06-08T14:30:46ZIt could indeed be batting practice for Masha. Sara should consider just letting Maria serve every game.dperryhttp://www.douglasperry.netComment on French Open: Roger Federer can beat Novak Djokovic -- just don't ask howtag:blog.oregonlive.com,2015:/tennis//8000453.208394972012-06-07T21:19:20Z2012-06-07T21:19:20ZI think Nole wants it badly. Four majors in a row -- something neither Roger nor Rafa have accomplished or ever will. That's big. As for Roger, he's in a no-win situation -- literally. He surely doesn't want to facedperryhttp://www.douglasperry.netComment on Forget Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sharapova; the French Open will produce another surprise women's championtag:blog.oregonlive.com,2015:/tennis//8000453.208137252012-06-05T19:45:26Z2012-06-05T19:45:26ZThat depends. Are you going to pick Wozzie to win Wimbledon?dperryhttp://www.douglasperry.netComment on Forget Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sharapova; the French Open will produce another surprise women's championtag:blog.oregonlive.com,2015:/tennis//8000453.208007732012-06-04T18:08:39Z2012-06-04T18:08:39ZShe's got Kerber next.dperryhttp://www.douglasperry.netComment on Forget Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sharapova; the French Open will produce another surprise women's championtag:blog.oregonlive.com,2015:/tennis//8000453.207987522012-06-04T15:14:41Z2012-06-04T15:14:41ZDon't forget Errani!dperryhttp://www.douglasperry.netComment on Forget Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sharapova; the French Open will produce another surprise women's championtag:blog.oregonlive.com,2015:/tennis//8000453.207771922012-06-01T19:47:37Z2012-06-01T19:47:37ZA first-rate rally dog will always have a chance in the French Open. Wozzie has a shot. She just doesn't seem to want it all that badly.dperryhttp://www.douglasperry.netComment on Forget Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sharapova; the French Open will produce another surprise women's championtag:blog.oregonlive.com,2015:/tennis//8000453.207729582012-06-01T14:20:12Z2012-06-01T14:20:12ZWozzie's fall from number one to number nine has been rather precipitous, don't you think? Worse, she seems OK with that. Sharapova will beat her -- if Wozniacki gets that far.dperryhttp://www.douglasperry.netComment on Why Rafael Nadal cannot be stopped at the French Opentag:blog.oregonlive.com,2015:/tennis//8000453.207483622012-05-30T14:52:05Z2012-05-30T14:52:05ZI'm afraid I can't make any promises. I'm emotionally volatile.dperryhttp://www.douglasperry.netComment on Why Novak Djokovic, Serena Williams and Roger Federer will be underdogs at the London Olympicstag:blog.oregonlive.com,2015:/tennis//8000453.206228562012-05-18T15:32:29Z2012-05-18T15:32:29ZThat used to be the case, but no more. All the top players now want to play the Olympics and view it as a quadrennial fifth major. I won't weigh in on the Ryder Cup comparison because I don't considerdperryhttp://www.douglasperry.netComment on The end of the Rafael Nadal eratag:blog.oregonlive.com,2015:/tennis//8000453.205195012012-05-10T17:53:54Z2012-05-10T17:53:54ZUntil last year, Rafa was unbeatable on clay. For SIX WHOLE YEARS, he only lost on clay when he was struggling with injuries -- and those losses were rare indeed. That's unprecedented dominance on a surface. The fact that he'sdperryhttp://www.douglasperry.netComment on Reading Novak Djokovic like a booktag:blog.oregonlive.com,2015:/tennis//8000453.203362652012-04-27T19:15:56Z2012-04-27T19:15:56ZYes indeed, Johnny Mac can still be an (bad word here). But great novels and history's hall of fame don't just have sweet guys in them.dperryhttp://www.douglasperry.netComment on Rafael Nadal's fall and rise -- and what it meanstag:blog.oregonlive.com,2015:/tennis//8000453.202793642012-04-24T16:59:58Z2012-04-24T16:59:58ZI guess empty would be accurate. I had trouble staying focused on it, because every point and set seemed the same as the last.dperryhttp://www.douglasperry.netComment on Why Roger Federer bests Rafael Nadal in the latest GOAT debatetag:blog.oregonlive.com,2015:/tennis//8000453.201269532012-04-13T17:06:24Z2012-04-13T17:06:24ZExercised -- that is, to get worked up about something -- is correct. I wasn't trying to say people were having the devil drummed out of them. And, as I said, I didn't watch the Tennis Channel special. I wasdperryhttp://www.douglasperry.netComment on Forget the 'trivalry': It's still all about Roger Federer and Rafael Nadaltag:blog.oregonlive.com,2015:/tennis//8000453.198342042012-03-23T17:14:40Z2012-03-23T17:14:40ZWertheim doesn't know what Fed and Nadal's relationship is any more than you or I do. My guess is he's referring to their differing opinions on various ATP player council issues.dperryhttp://www.douglasperry.netComment on Are you ready for Roger Federer's second act?tag:blog.oregonlive.com,2015:/tennis//8000453.193175882012-02-16T17:42:11Z2012-02-16T17:42:11ZI can see it in my mind's eye. Wish I had been there.dperryhttp://www.douglasperry.netComment on Roger Federer, John McEnroe and a different kind of GOAT debatetag:blog.oregonlive.com,2015:/tennis//8000453.192717852012-02-13T17:05:49Z2012-02-13T17:05:49ZMurray didn't make my list because, with the exception of Roddick at the 2009 Wimbledon, the guys he loses to in major semifinals and finals are simply better than him.dperryhttp://www.douglasperry.netComment on Australian Open: What Rafael Nadal must do to have a chance against Novak Djokovictag:blog.oregonlive.com,2015:/tennis//8000453.190486362012-01-29T00:26:43Z2012-01-29T00:26:43ZYou make a good case for what Rafa will need to do. If I were putting real money on the match, I'd pick Djokovic, but I definitely think Nadal can make it happen.dperryhttp://www.douglasperry.netComment on Australian Open: First Roger Federer loses, then Andy Murray -- now what?tag:blog.oregonlive.com,2015:/tennis//8000453.190318362012-01-27T19:29:30Z2012-01-27T19:29:30ZI must admit I don't count myself among the Bryan Bros.' fans, perhaps because I don't enjoy watching men's doubles. It's too slam-bang; women's doubles is much more varied and fun to watch.dperryhttp://www.douglasperry.net